“The Lord of the Rings”, one of the best sellers in the new millennium（千年）, was made up of

“The Lord of the Rings”, one of the best sellers in the new millennium（千年）, was made up of three parts——“The Fellowship of the Ring”, “Two Towers”, and “The Return of the King”. Millions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative masterwork.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in South Africa in 1892. His parents died when he was a child. Living in England with his aunt, Tolkien and his cousins made up play languages, a hobby that led to Tolkien’s becoming skilled in Welsh, Greek, Gothic, Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon.
After graduating from Oxford, Tolkien served in World War I. In 1917, while recovering from trench fever, he began composing the mythology for The Rings. As a professor of Anglo-Saxon in 1930s at Oxford, Tolkien was part of an informal discussion group called the Inklings, which included several writers. The group was soon listening to chapters of Tolkien’s imaginative work “The Hobbit”.
Hobbit was a name Tolkien created for a local people that could best be described as half-sized members of the English rural（乡村的）class. Hobbits live in hillside holes. One of them, Bilbo Baggins, looks for treasures with a group of dwarves（侏儒）. On the way, he meets the twisted, pitiful creature Gollum, from whom he sees a golden ring that makes the holder invisible.
One of Tolkien’s students persuaded her employer, publisher Allen & Unwin, to look at a draft（草稿）. The chairman of the firm, Stanley Unwin, thought that the best judge for a children’s book would be his ten-year-old son. The boy earned a shilling for reporting back that the adventure was exciting, and “The Hobbit” was published in 1937.
It sold so well that Unwin asked for a continuation. Over a dozen years later, in 1954, Tolkien produced “The Lord of the Rings”, a series of books so creative that they hold readers—new and old —after their publication.
【小题1】What can we learn from the text?A．“The Lord of the Rings” didn’t sell well in the last millennium.B．People know better about Tolkien himself than about his works.C．Tolkien was quite familiar with Old English.D．Tolkien knew very well about different kinds of local languages in Africa.【小题2】What can we learn about “Hobbit” that Tolkien created in his works?A．Hobbit was a race living in English downtown areas.B．Hobbit was a local people who were very tall and strong.C．Hobbit was a social group of people who lived in old castles.D．Hobbit was a group of people who were mostly dwarves.【小题3】Which of the following helped most in making “The Hobbit” published?A．One of Tolkien’s students.B．Stanley Unwin’s son.C．Allen & Unwin.D．Bilbo Baggins.【小题4】What is mainly discussed in the text?A．“The Lord of the Rings” and its writer.B．A completely new masterwork in the new millennium.C．A famous professor at Oxford University.D．The power of the magic ring.【小题5】Which of the following shows the right order of Mr. J.R.R.Tolkien’s life experience?
a. He had his “The Hobbit” published.
b. He became a member of the Inklings.
c. He served in World WarⅠ
d. He became an undergraduate at Oxford.
e. His work “The Lord of the Rings” came to the world.
f. He moved to England to live with his aunt.A．f-d-b-c-a-eB．f-c-d-b-e-aC．f-d-c-b-a-eD．d-f-c-a-b-eC

(答案→)C 解析：本文主要介绍了《指环王》这部作品及其作者 Tolkien 的情况。包括他的经历和如何拍摄电影创造了一些语言，以及他的如何成功的。【小题1】推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句话Tolkien and his cousins made up play languages, a hobby that led to Tolkien’s becoming skilled in Welsh, Greek, Gothic, Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon.可知，他对古英语很熟悉，而不是精通非洲各地的语言，故选 C【小题2】细节理解题。由第四段第一句话可知，Hobbit 是 Tolkien 创造出来的一个名词，用来指比正常人矮一半的人，即侏儒dwarves。选D【小题3】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知，出版商 Stanley Unwin 让他的儿子看 The Hobbit 并评价。他的儿子看过后觉得很好，于是 Unwin 便出版了 The Hobbit。因此 B 项正确。【小题4】主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了《指环王》和它的作者。选A【小题5】排序题。通读全文可知顺序是：他搬到英国和阿姨住在一起，成为牛津大学的大学生，参加第一次世界大战，成为Inklings.的成员，a.出版了“The Hobbit” ，作品 “The Lord of the Rings” 问世，答案为 C

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